Me an Gianni are old pals. If you have questions about his bikes just let me know. I'll call him right up. Here is a picture of us hangin' out at a sports club in Tuscany knocking back a few glasses of chianti:
It real story is that we met Gianni Motta at L'Eroica last Fall. Mike Schmitt took the picture. The chianti part was true. Although Mr Motta doesn't speak any English it was clear that he was a very gracious person. I think that he is in his early 60's but on the bike he looked like he was capable of winning the Gyro au jour d'hui.
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On Apr 23, 2007, at 11:44 AM, FujiFish1@aol.com wrote:
>
> Gianni Motta (you spelled it Gianna, which might be why you didn't
> find much
> on Google) was a very successful Italian racer in the 1960s and
> 70s, and
> opened up his factory, I think in the late 1970s. Pretty sure he
> hired his
> builders, and never built frames himself. The stays you describe
> sound like his
> Trans Torx system, a design which seemed to eventually be adopted
> by a lot of
> modern builders. Sounds like the bike is no earlier than the mid
> 1980s. Please
> excuse the modern parts, but here is a pic of my Motta (with Trans
> Torx stays),
> and I was informed by an enthusiast this it is from 1987:
> <_http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/fujifish1/MarksVintage/
> Gianni_Motta_Pers
> onal_2001_53cm_PearlSplash/_
> (http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/fujifish1/MarksVintage/
> Gianni_Motta_Personal_2001_53cm_PearlSplash/) >
>
> Also, here is a Motta frame from about 1980, for comparison:
> <_http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/fujifish1/ID_or_Sale/
> Motta_80s_Copper/_
> (http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/fujifish1/ID_or_Sale/
> Motta_80s_Copper/) >
>
> My Wool Jersey stuff got all twisted around after Morgan's recent
> repairs,
> and this latter album has not been straightened out yet, so you
> might have a bit
> of trouble navigating through it in a logical order.
>
> I think Lou Deeter has or had a Motta in the American flag theme,
> so perhaps
> he will chime in.
>
> Ciao,
> Mark Agree
> Southfield MI USA
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> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:14:48 -0500
> From: "Andrew McComb" <groundrider@hotmail.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Gianna Motta?
>
> I have just acquired a Gianna Motta, it has an American flag paint
> job and
> was made with Columbus: acciaio chromoly cyclex tubing. No cerial
> number...
> It has a uniquely shaped seatstays as well. Can anyone give me any
> info on
> the builder, or anything about the company. I've had little luck with
> google. Thanks much.
>
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